Deliverance from Captivity Promised

1 The word° which° came° to Jeremiah° from the LORD°, saying°,
2 “Thus° says° the LORD°, the God° of Israel°, ‘aWrite° all° the words° which° I have spoken° to you in a book°.
3 For behold°, adays° are coming°,’ declares° the LORD°, ‘when I will brestore° the Ifortunes° of My people°cIsrael° and Judah°.’ The LORD° says°, ‘I will also dbring° them back° to the land° that I gave° to their forefathers° and they shall possess° it.’”

4 ¶ Now these° are the words° which° the LORD° spoke° concerning° Israel° and concerning° Judah°:

5 ¶ “For thus° says° the LORD°, ‘II have heard° a sound° of aterror°, Of dread°, and there° is no° peace°.
6 ‘Ask° now°, and see° If° a male° can give° birth°. Why° do I see° every° man° [With] his hands° on his loins°, aas a woman in childbirth°? And [why] have all° faces° turned° pale°?
7 ‘Alas°! for that aday° is great°, There° is bnone° like° it; And it is the time° of Jacob’s°cdistress°, But he will be dsaved° from it.

8 ¶ ‘It shall come° about on that day°,’ declares° the LORD° of hosts°, ‘that I will abreak° his yoke° from off°Itheir neck° and will tear° off°Itheir bbonds°; and strangers° will no° longer°cmake°IIthem their slaves°.
9 But they shall serve° the LORD° their God° and aDavid° their king°, whom° I will raise° up for them.
10 ‘aFear° not, O Jacob° My servant°,’ declares° the LORD°, ‘And do not be dismayed°, O Israel°; For behold°, I will save° you bfrom afar° And your Ioffspring° from the land° of their captivity°. And Jacob° will return° and will be cquiet° and at ease°, And dno° one° will make° him afraid°.
11 ‘For aI am with you,’ declares° the LORD°, ‘to save° you; For I will bdestroy°° completely° all° the nations° where°° I have scattered° you, Only° I will cnot destroy°° you completely°. But I will dchasten° you justly° And will by no° means° leave° you unpunished°.’

12 ¶ “For thus° says° the LORD°, ‘Your wound° is incurable° And your ainjury° is serious°.
13 ‘There° is no° one° to plead° your cause°; [No] healing° for [your] sore°,aNo° recovery° for you.
14 ‘All° your alovers° have forgotten° you, They do not seek° you; For I have bwounded° you with the wound° of an enemy°, With the cpunishment° of a dcruel° one°, Because° your einiquity° is great° [And] your fsins° are numerous°.
15 ‘Why° do you cry° out over° your injury°? Your pain° is incurable°. Because° your iniquity° is great° [And] your sins° are numerous°, I have done° these° things° to you.
16 ‘Therefore° all° who adevour° you will be devoured°; And all° your adversaries°, every° one° of them, bwill go° into captivity°; And those who plunder° you will be for plunder°, And all° who prey° upon you I will give° for prey°.
17 ‘For I will Irestore° you to IIahealth° And I will heal° you of your wounds°,’ declares° the LORD°, ‘Because° they have called° you an boutcast°, saying: “It is Zion°; no° one°IIIcares° for her.”’

Restoration of Jacob

18 ¶ “Thus° says° the LORD°, ‘Behold°, I will arestore° the Ifortunes° of the tents° of Jacob° And bhave° compassion° on his dwelling° places°; And the ccity° will be rebuilt° on its ruin°, And the dpalace° will stand° on its rightful° place°.
19 ‘From them will proceed°athanksgiving° And the voice° of those who Ibcelebrate°; And I will cmultiply° them and they will not be diminished°; I will also dhonor° them and they will not be insignificant°.
20 ‘ITheir children° also will be as formerly°, And IItheir congregation° shall be aestablished° before° Me; And I will punish° all°IItheir oppressors°.
21 ‘ITheir aleader° shall be one of them, And Itheir ruler° shall come° forth° from Itheir midst°; And I will bbring° him near° and he shall approach° Me; For IIwho° would dare° to risk° his life° to capproach° Me?’ declares° the LORD°.
22 ‘You shall be aMy people°, And I will be your God°.’”

23 ¶ Behold°, the atempest° of the LORD°! Wrath° has gone° forth°, A Isweeping° tempest°; It will burst° on the head° of the wicked°.
24 The afierce° anger° of the LORD° will not turn° back° Until° He has performed° and until° He has accomplished° The intent° of His heart°; In the blatter° days° you will understand° this.

God sheweth Jeremiah the return of the Jews.

1 ¶ The wordº that² came² to² Jeremiahº from²² the LORD,º saying,ºª2 Thus² speakethºª the LORDº Godº of Israel,º saying,ºª Writeºª thee² all² the wordsº that² I have spokenºª unto² thee in² a book.º3 For,² lo,² the daysº come,ºª saithºª the LORD,º that I will bring againºª² the captivityº of my peopleº Israelº and Judah,º saithºª the LORD:º and I will cause them to returnºª to² the landº that² I gaveºª to their fathers,º and they shall possessºª it.

After their trouble they shall have deliverance.

4 ¶ And these² [are] the wordsº that² the LORDº spakeºª concerning² Israelº and concerning² Judah.º5 For² thus² saithºª the LORD;º We have heardºª a voiceº of trembling,º of fear,º and not² of peace.º6 Askºª ye now,² and seeºª whether² a manº doth travail with child?ºª wherefore² do I seeºª every² manº with his handsº on² his loins,º as a woman in travail,ºª and all² facesº are turnedºª into paleness?º7 Alas!º for² that² dayº [is] great,º so that¹ none²² [is] like it:² it² [is] even the timeº of Jacob'sº trouble;º but he shall be savedºª out of² it. 8 For it shall come to pass² in that² day,º saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º [that] I will breakºª his yokeº from off²² thy neck,º and will burstºª thy bonds,º and strangersºª shall no² more² serveºª themselves of him: 9 But they shall serveºª² the LORDº their God,º and Davidº their king,º whom² I will raise upºª unto them.

Their return shall be gracious.

18 ¶ Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Behold,² I will bring againºª the captivityº of Jacob'sº tents,º and have mercyºª on his dwellingplaces;º and the cityº shall be buildedºª upon² her own heap,º and the palaceº shall remainºª after² the mannerº thereof. 19 And out of² them shall proceedºª thanksgivingº and the voiceº of them that make merry:ºª and I will multiplyºª them, and they shall not² be few;ºª I will also glorifyºª them, and they shall not² be small.ºª20 Their childrenº also shall be² as aforetime,º and their congregationº shall be establishedºª beforeº me, and I will punishºª² all² that oppressºª them. 21 And their noblesº shall be² of² themselves, and their governorºª shall proceedºª from the midstº² of them; and I will cause him to draw near,ºª and he shall approachºª unto² me: for² who² [is] this² that² engagedºª² his heartº to approachºª unto² me? saithºª the LORD.º22 And ye shall be² my people,º and I² will be² your God.º

Wrath shall fall on the wicked.

23 Behold,² the whirlwindº of the LORDº goeth forthºª with fury,º a continuingºª whirlwind:º it shall fall with painºª upon² the headº of the wicked.º24 The fierceº angerº of the LORDº shall not² return,ºª until² he have doneºª [it], and until² he have performedºª the intentsº of his heart:º in the latterº daysº ye shall considerºª it.